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Short Stories
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
A Christmas Carol
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100
Which author attended the UVA, lost all his money gambling, but still received good grades
Edgar Allan Poe
100
Why did the man in "The Tell-Tale Heart" want to kill the other man?
The old man's glass eye
100
What is the conclusion of the novella?
Jekyll commits suicide in order to stop Hyde and to be at peace with his life.
100
What relation is Marley to Scrooge?
Business partner
100
What city do many Victorian novels take place?
London
200
Which author had an unhappy childhood: he had to work in a factory at the age of 12 (his father went to prison for debts).
Charles Dickens
200
What inspired "The Cask of Amontillado"?
-Inspired Poe to write his short story -Revenge against Captain Green who killed their friend (Captain Green was a bully) -They took Captain Green, got him drunk, and shackled him in an ancient dungeon, and buried him alive using bricks and mortar
200
How is the Black Mail House described?
sinister block of building two stories high, no windows, but a door that is blistered, no knocker or bell There are "sketchy" people outside
200
Who is the first ghost to visit Scrooge (in Stave 1) and what does he look like?
Jacob Marley- chains wrapped around him; transparent
200
Who is the boy that is orphaned by his mother and grows up in a charity school?
Oliver Twist
300
Who wrote autobiographic novels that exaggerated his own experiences?
Charles Dickens
300
How does Montresor trick Fortunato into coming with him into the catacombs in "The Cask of Amontillado"?
Wants him to judge whether some Amontillado is genuine Says he could always get Luchesi to do it (to create jealousy)
300
What evidence is left in the home investigated after the murder of Sir Danvers Carew?
Cane and check book
300
In Stave 4, what does Scrooge discover that changes him the most?
His grave
300
What individual is Hyde's face compared to?
The devil/Satan
400
Which author was known for traveling and what caused this?
Robert Louis Stevenson His illness (tuberculosis)
400
What sound drives the narrator to confess to the crime in "The Tell-Tale Heart"?
The sound of the beating of the heart
400
What shock causes Lanyon to die?
Transformation of Hyde into Jekyll
400
Belle mentions she has been displaced by an idol. What is this idol?
Money/greed
400
What was one form of medical treatment during this time period?
Leeches Amputation Pain killers such as opium
500
Who inspired Robert Louis Stevenson to write his novella Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde? (Need name)
William Deacon Brodie
500
What are some examples of dramatic irony in "The Cask of Amontillado"?
-Know the narrator is going to kill Fortunate -Motto- refers to to how nobody attacks me without punishment (refers of what is to come) -Walls are covered with bodies except on -Dressed like a fool and the narrator is going to make a fool of him -Has cough but not what he will die of
500
Who is the receiver of Jekyll's will at the beginning of the novella, and who is the receiver at the conclusion of the novella?
-Hyde -Utterson
500
When a group of men come into Scrooge's office and ask for donations for the poor, what is Scrooge's response?
-There are prisons and workhouses -Need to just die to stop draining the system
500
What is one of Poe's philosophies for composition?
-Select one effect to achieve Length – should be read in one sitting Impression – contemplating beauty Tone – sadness/melancholy Subject – death of a beautiful woman
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